Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-23
THE A. NJ. E. ZION CONFERENCE.
TFor the Yorkyille Enquirer.

A. M. E. Zion Church in America, con-
vened in Clinton Chapel, Yorkville, on
Wednesday morning November 10th, Rt.
Rev. S. It. Jones, D. D., of Washington,
D. c., presiding. Revs. G. w. Clinton,
J. B. Colbert, j. H. McMullen and T.. 2.
r. Moore were elected secretaries and sta
tistician.
The Conference is composed of 125 min
listers and twelve laymen. The territory
of the Conference covers the entire State.
We have a membership of about thirteen
thousand. Nine new and handsome
churches have been erected the present
year. We haye purchased a lot at a cost
of $3.50 in Columbia, also one in Branch
Vile and one in Winnsboro and erected
churches on the two former.
Our missionary work has enjoyed an un-
usual degree of prosperity. 1t was main
ly through the efforts ofthe Home Mission
Board of this Conference, aided by 500
from the General Missionary, Society Of
the A. M. E. Zion Church, and voluntary
donations from ministers, that we have
been able to build a church in Columbia.
We raised during the year for general
tax to run the government of the church
81, 92O. so. On Thursday evening after the
missionary sermon by Rev. G. w. Clinton,
DIR. w. A. Sinclair, of Livingstone College,
and Rev. G.. w. Clinton, conducted the
collection in behalf of the Columbia mis-
sion, the sum raised amounting to one
hundred and twenty-seven dollars. A
subsequent collection swelled the amount
to one hundred and ifty-tWo dollars and
forty-f1ve cents.
The following distinguished visitors
have been with us Rev. Jacob Thomas,
D. D., General Book Agent, of New York
Rev. w. A. Sinclair, M. D., of Living
! stone College, Salisbury, N. c.; Hon. John
G.. Dancy, editor of the Star of Zion, the
correctional organ, and Rev. G. c. Petty,
General Secretary, of San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
The session has been a very pleasant and
harmonious one.
The following delegates were chosen to
represent the Conference in the General
Conference which will convene at New.
berne, N. c., on the first Wednesday in
Nav, 1888: Revs. I. G. Clinton, D: D., D.
/, Walker, A. NJ. Moore, C. A. King, n.
A. Crockett, E. Hinton, DR.. w. A. Sin
clair. J. B. Colbert, Frank Killingsworth,
T. P. r. Moore, R. Wilson, R. K. Kearns,
J. r. Beckham, NJ. Ingram, A. L. Kit,
J. H. Jackson, III. Blake, and e. w. Gin
ton. Also the following lay delegates
A. II. Rice, of Cedar Grove, NeWberry
county, S. G., and r. B. Hemphlll, Of
Rossville, S. G.
Interesting and important reports were
submitted on education, temperance, mis-
sions, etc.
The intelligence of the present Confer
ence is above the average. The following
young men have had the advantage OF the
college, graded school or seminary: 6. W.
Clinton, the South Carolina University
and Brainerd Institute; j.. B. Colbert,
Livingstone College, N. G.. H. Blake, and
J. NJ. McMullen are> graduates OF Brain
erd Institute. Revs. Ingram, L. j. Ben
son, R. Wilson, P. P. r. Moore, 5. u
Smith and others are men above the aver
rage ability. All of our preachers are I'M
proving intellectually.
The preaching during the present week
has been very good. The sermon by Blsh,
on Jones, Sunday afternoon, was listened
to by a large congregation, many OF whom
were white. The sermon was a mastery
effort. {
Monday, IL o'clock, was devoted to eu'
lopies on the deceased ministers, viz.
Revs. A. Witherspoon, Samuel Jennings,
and Z. w. Cloud. The sum of $1,000 was
raised in behalf of their families.
The proceedings of Conference were
closed at a late hour on Monday night by
the announcement of the Conference ap-
pointments for the ensuing year, as
follows:
FIRST DIsTR1CT-Rev. A. M. MOORE,
P. E.-Chester station, S. KillingsWorth ;
Old Zion circuit, J. R. Beckham; Shiloh
circuit, M. Jones; Mt. Nebo, n. A. Rice ;
Paradise, M. Thompson a; Ararat, F. Ad-
ans: old Union, J.. H. Jackson Indian
Hill J, B. Brown Steel Hill, r. Allen ;
Corner Stone, IT. Billups; Mt. Nebo, r.
Wilson; Hopewell, w. Hagens; Rock
Hill, J. r. lizard Chesterfield mission, r.
Miller.
SECOND D1sTRICT-I. G. CLINTON, D.
D., P. E.-Yorkville circuit, A: l.. Keitt;
Pineville, B: F. Walker; Mt. Zlon' ); Is.
iii. NJ. Ingram; Foundation, Y. J. P.
Cohen; Mt. Calvary, R. A. McCrary;
Chestnut Grove, w. w. Hall; Smiths
Turnout, d. Cousar; Neal Chapel, J. B.
Ellis; Shiloh, S. T. Meek; Ebenezer, +.
Lindsay; Wilson Chapel, J. A. Jackson ;
New Providence, s. R. Gateroy; Browns
Chapel, r. Russell.
THIRD DIsTR1cr-.REv. D: |. WALK
Err, P. E.-Union circuit, G. w. Clinton,
Rich Hill, r. Irwin; Stevens Grove, J. R.
Bryant; Glenn Springs, A: G.. Cureton; ;
Littlefield, A. Dogan Cedar Grove, It.
P. r. Moore Sweet Canaan, II: Benson ;
st. Matthew's, p. r. Nichols; St. Luke's,
T. Russell /; Mt. Pisgah, R. K. Kearns; st.
Johns, Ma. Crockett !; Gethsemane, S. G.
Smith; Camp Welfare, w: Johnson;
Horse Branch, H. Green; Winnsboro, ).
S. Creig; Newberry, S. Young; New
ProsDect. - Mitchell.
FOURTH DIsTRICT-REv. G. A. KING,
P. E.-Lancaster circuit, H. Blake; Mt
Calvary, A. McNeal; Mt. Moriah, A. B:
Franklin Mt. Carmel, J: Price; Pleasant
Hill, N. Mccullough; Pleasant Grove, S.
P. Gibson ; Beaver Creek, L. w. Stewart;
Ebenezer, r. T. Terry; Dyer's Hill, W.
M. Robinson; Robinson Zion, j. S. Jack
son Drucilla, f. Potee; Cedar Creek, A.
James; Antioch, ]. Brown Charleston,
F. r. Mccoy Branchville mission, e. w.
Murphy Society Hill, R. Miller.
REV. I. G.. CLINTON, Conf. Steward.